NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 2013-14 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 BASKETBALL NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 Vanderbilt University 29 March 6, 2014 * 6 p.m. CST (ESPN2) Nashville, Tenn. * Memorial Gymnasium LSU (17-11, 8-8 SEC) LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON LAST GAME) November F 12 Jarell Martin (Fr., 6-9, Baton Rouge, La.) 10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg (11.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg in SEC) Tues. 12 at UMASS (ESPN2) L, 90-92 7 double figure games in last 9, season high 20 vs. Miss. St. (2/19) & A&M (2/26) ... Average up 1.6 pts in those last 9 gms ... Last Sat. 16 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 88-74 5 gms, avg. 13.8 ppg and made 27-of-42 (64.3%) and 8-of-17 from the arc (47.1%) ... 22 treys this season ... 14 double figure scoring Tues.19 UNO (CST) W, 81-54 gms ... Finishing season strong after spraining ankle 30 seconds into 1st game, missing that game and two more ... 1 double-double. Fri. 22 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 89-66 OLD SPICE CLASSIC -- Kissimmee, Fla. (Nov. 28-Dec. 1) G 1 Anthony Hickey (Jr., 5-11, Hopkinsville, Ky.) 9.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.8 spg (9.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.2 spg) Nov. 28 Saint Joseph’s (ESPN2) W, 82-65 League leading assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.2 overall & 3.0 in SEC games ... Had career high 8 assists at UK (2/22) and vs. A&M Nov. 29 No. 21 Memphis (ESPN2)(semifinal) L, 76-69 (2/26) ... 7 assists six times in career ... 104 assists, 33 turnovers ... 7 no turnover games ... Trey with 4.4 seconds vs. Butler (12/1) forced OT; LSU 70-68 win ... 21 TO in SEC games ... 2nd 20 point game of year at UK (2/22) ... 5th in assists and steals in SEC ... 57 treys. December Sun. 1 Butler (ESPNU)(3rd place game) W, 70-68(ot) F 2 Johnny O’Bryant III (Jr., 6-9, Cleveland, Miss.) 15.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg (16.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg in SEC) Sat. 14 ULM (CST) W, 61-54 Became 40th player in LSU men’s bkb history to score 1,000 career points and the 21st to have 1,000 pts-500 rebounds earlier Wed. 18 at Texas Tech (ESPNU) W, 71-69 last month ... 2nd highest game of LSU career, 29 vs. UK (1/28), hitting 12-of-20 FGs with 9 boards, 2 blks ... Followed in rematch wtih 20 Sat. 21 UAB (CST) W, 86-63 points 12 rebs at UK (2/22) for seventh double double of year ... SEC POW for play at home vs. UK & Ark. (1/28, 2/1) ... 24 career double Sat. 28 MCNEESE STATE (CST) W, 79-52 doubles ... 9th SEC scoring, 4th rebounding ... same placings in SEC games only ... Started all 28 gms ... Averaged 10.0 rpg last 5 games. January Sat. 4 RHODE ISLAND (CST) L, 70-74 F 5 Shavon Coleman (Sr., 6-5, Thibodaux, La.) 8.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 spg (8.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 spg in SEC) Tues. 7 *TENNESSEE (ESPN) L, 50-68 Started last 15 games, 17 for the season ... Posted season best game of 21 points at Texas A&M (2/8) hitting 8-of-13 FGs with 3 Sat. 11 *at South Carolina (SECTV) W, 71-68 treys ... Had 18 against Miss. State (2/19) for his 11th double figure game of season ... 4 career 20-point games at LSU ... 32 made treys Wed. 15 *at Ole Miss (CSS/CST) L, 74-88 (ot) (31-95, 33.7%) ... Averaging 24.1 minutes per game ... Averaging 1.8 steals per game in SEC play, third best. Sat. 18 *VANDERBILT (ESPNU) W, 81-58 Tues. 21 *MISSOURI (ESPNU) W, 77-71 F 25 Jordan Mickey (Fr., 6-8, Dallas, Texas) 13.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.4 bpg (13.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.2 bpg in SEC) Sat. 25 *at Alabama (ESPN2) L, 80-82 Double figure scoring 24 gms ... 94 blocks ... Trying to be 1st player other than Shaq to block 100 in season at LSU ... Needs one to Tues. 28 *KENTUCKY (ESPN) W, 87-82 tie Chris Johnson/Stromile Swift for fifth in a season ... At Florida (3/1), 8th double double of year (14 pts, 10 rebs) ... Tops in overall and SEC block average ... 9th on ESPN Freshman Tracker ... SEC FOW 3 times; 5th in SEC reb. avg ... 2nd in SEC in FG% ( 54.9%) ... 74.5FT Pct.. February Sat. 1 *ARKANSAS (ESPNU) W, 88-74 STORYLINES Thurs. 6 *at Georgia (ESPN2) L, 78-91 Sat. 8 *AUBURN (SECTV) W, 87-80 • LSU enters final week playing its final road and is second on the team in scoring and career rebounds ... He is presently tied for 36th Wed. 12 *at Texas A&M (CSS/CST) L, 73-83 game on Thurs. at Vandy before going home on rebounding at 13.4 ppg and 7.5 rpg. at 1,069 points and 22nd in rebounds at 658. Saturday to go for its eight consecutive league Sat. 15 *at Arkansas (ESPNU) L, 70-81 win in the Maravich Center ... Saturday, LSU will • At this point last week, the Tigers started the • LSU is 14-3 in Johnny Jones’ coaching tenure Wed. 19 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECTV) W, 92-81 go for the longest end of season home winning week in a seven-way tie for fourth at 7-7 ... when scoring 80 or more points ... LSU leads Sat. 22 *at Kentucky (ESPN) L, 76-77 (ot) streak since 2006 when LSU won its last 9. Now entering the final week, LSU is in a four- the league in scoring in SEC games at 75.8 ppg Wed. 26 *TEXAS A&M (SECTV) W, 68-49 way tie for sixth at 8-8 ... LSU could still finish ... LSU is averaging 76.8 ppg in 27 games, the • After becoming just the 7th LSU player in as high as a tie for third and before Tuesday’s highest scoring average for a season since 1996 March history to cross the 90-block mark in a single play could drop to 11th. when LSU average 78.1 points in 29 games. Sat. 1 *at Florida (CBS Sports) L, 61-79 year last week, freshman Jordan Mickey enters Thurs. 6 *at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) 6 p.m. the game with 94 blocks ... He is trying to • The final week of regular season play also • Coach Jones has 6 wins over coaches since Sat. 8 *GEORGIA (FSN) 4 p.m. become the first player other than Shaq to marks the final week of the season for LSU’s the time that coach had taken a team to the 12-16 SEC Tournament (SECTV, ESPNU, ABC) TBA block 100 shots in an LSU season ... Chris two seniors -- Shavon Coleman and Andre Final Four -- Nolan Richardson, Lou Henson, *Denotes SEC Games Johnson/Stromile Swift blocked 95 each, Tyrus Stringer ... Coleman is a two-year letterman Billy Tubbs, John Brady, Tubby Smith, John SEC Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. Thomas 99. and Stringer has been at LSU for four years Calipari ... Jones also has wins over coaches and will be the first since Tasmin Mitchell to that would later take teams to the Final Four • Mickey is ninth on Sunday’s ESPN Freshman average double figures all four years. -- Tom Crean, Gregg Marshall. Tracker by Jeff Goodman and earlier was on On the Air the mid-season Tisdale Freshman of the Year • Johnny O’Bryant III is one of 21 LSU players • Anthony Hickey leads the league in assist-to- Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network watch list ... He has eight double doubles in history to have 1,000 career points and 500 turnover ratio at 3.2 (104 assts, 33 TOs). Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play BREAKDOWN Ricky Blanton, analyst Kevin Ford, studio host LSU Vanderbilt Record 17-11 (8-8) Record: 15-13 (7-9) Television • ESPN2 Ranking NA Ranking: NA Rece Davis, play-by-play Last Game L, 61-79, at Florida, 3/1/14 Last Game: L, 38-76, at Tennessee, 3/1/14 Bob Knight, analyst Head Coach Johnny Jones Head Coach: Kevin Stallings Career Record 241-185 (14th season) Career Record: 415-252 (20th season) LSU Record 36-23 (2nd season) Vandy Record: 292-189 (15th season) Vs. Vandy: 2-0 Vs. LSU: 11-8 Upcoming LSU Basketball Media Calendar 3 4 5 6 7 TUESDAY 8 9 MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Media Session -- 2 p.m. SEC Teleconference, 10 Leave for Nashville, Game 29 -- LSU at Media Session -- 2 p.m. Game 30 -- UGA at LSU, “Inside LSU Basketball” a.m. Johnny Jones at Tenn. Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. CST. 4 p.m. CST. TV: FSN. presented by Academy 10:28 a.m. TV: ESPN2. Radio: LSU Radio -- LSU Sports Sports and Outdoors Sports Radio Network Radio Network. (FINAL SHOW -- Baton . Rouge affiliate, WBRZ- END OF REGULAR TV, 10:35 p.m.) Final Johnny Jones Radio SEASON Show, 7 p.m. TJ Ribs, S. Acadian Thruway (LSU Sports Radio Network) WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Network affiliates. The first show is Nov. 18 Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Media Availability Former LSU basketball player Ricky Blanton will Coach Johnny Jones is available in his office for Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director host the show for the third straight year.